Jar holding and spacing means.



F. WILGOX.

JAB HOLDING AND SPAGING MEANS.

APPLIOA'I'ION FILED mums, 1913.

1,105,734. Patented Aug. 4, 191

I l l i I l i l I l I I I aJeaz/rey THE NORRIS PETERS CO. PHOTO-LITHO.WASHINGTON. D. C.

FRANK WILGOX,I 0F CEDAR FALLS IOWA.

JAR HOLDING-AND SPAGING MEANS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 23, 1913. Serial No. 775,352.

To all whom it may concern: a

Be it known that I, FRANK WILCOX a c1t1zen of the United States ofAmerica,

and a resident of Cedar Falls, Blackhawk county, Iowa, have inventedcertain new. and

useful Improvements in Jar-Holding: and Spacing Means, of which thefollowing is a specification. r

My invention relates to jar-holding and spacing-means, and the object ofmy im- 'provement is to provide a device for detachaloly inclosing andholding fruit-jars and the like, with means for supportingthe bottom ofthe jar in spaced relation to the bottom of the receptacle in which thejar is immersed in a heated medium, tothereby prevent breakage of theglass due to unequal conduction of heat, while also permitting-of theready and safe immersion of the jar and its equally safe withdrawal.This object I have accomplished by the means which are hereinafterdescribed and claimed, and which are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my said improved jar-holding andspacing-means Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a receptacle containing aliquid in which is immersed a jar held and supported by my said devicein spaced relationto the bottom of the receptacle.

Similar numerals of reference denote corresponding parts 1 throughoutthe several views.

It is well known that glass fruit-jars containing fruits or othersubstances to be preserved, when immersed in boiling-water, and placedtherein so that their bottoms come directly in contact with the support-1 ing bottom of the receptacle, often are shattered because of theunequal contraction of the glass due to the differential heat conductionfrom the water and from the ves sol-bottom. I have therefore suppliedmeans for safely inclosing and spacing the jar.

from the bottom of its receptacle, which will prevent such damage.

My device comprises two pairs of oppositely-located and spaced clips,each consisting of a Usshaped Wire whose standards or vertical members1-2, and 3--4= are respectively integrally connected at the bottom bycross-connections 5=and 6. The members 1 and 2 are abruptly bent intoloops 11 and 12, the other members 3 and 4: likewise being bent into theloops 13 and 14, and.

reversed loops 7 and 8, and 9 and 10 are then formed in said membersrespectively the latterloops being then connected, by the cross-parts 5and 6, which latter parts are curved or bowed downwardly so as to leavePatcntcdAug. 4, 1914.

the loops 7land 8,and 9 and 10 not only I raised considerably over theother loops 11 and :12, and 13 and 1 1, but also above the bowed partsof the cross-connections. result is, that when a jar 23 is inclosed' be-The tween said clippairs of members, the bottom of the jar rests aloneupon the four loops 7 and 8, and 9 and 10, on an infiniteslmal point ofthe surface of each, and in like manner the under loops 11. and 12, and13 and 14 rest upon the bottom 2t of the con taining' vessel 22 oninfinitesimal points of the surface of each. As so held and separatedfrom the bottom 24 a considerable distance, a complete circulation ofwater is permitted between the vessels, so that the jar is insulatedfrom the bottom 2 1- and immersed throughout in an equally heated mediumwith consequent freedom from unequal contraction and breakage. Sincethere is considerable space under the jar, the' upon the jar by beingbent over convcrgingly at their tops and wound at 16, 18

and 19 in close coils about an axis-pin 21., one member-end then beingcarried up wardly and bent into a hook or loop 20 which thus serves as afinger-l1old whereby the device with the inclosed jar may be lifted andcarried about. The coils act as springs, whereby the members 1, 2, 3 and4 are yieldingly yet elastically impelled toward each other to thusgrasp the opposite parts of the jar 23. The device may be used toinclose and hold jars of different sizes, and to permit them to becarried to and be immersed in the boiling water without danger to theuser, and as convenientlyremoved therefrom, and are easily displacedfrom the ar.

Having, described by invention, what I dially bowed downwardly, formedby first ber's, each having an integral cross-oonnec bending saidmembers to form offset shoulders adapted to rest on the bottom of acon-v 1 taining vessel, and then being reversely bent to form otheriipwardly projeeting shoulders adapted tov support the bottom of a jarclasped between said members.

2. J ar-holding and spacing-means, comprising resiliently-connectedspring-mem bers, each having an integral cross-conned tion at its lowerend with the cross-connections raised and directed inwardly and me 1 Udially bowed downwardly, formed by first bending said members to formoffset shoulders adapted to rest on the bottom of a con- 7 tainingvessel, and'then being-reversely bent to form other upwardlyprojectingshoulders adapted to support the bottom of a jar clasped between saidmembers, the resilient- 1 connection between" the tops of said membersbeing a cross-axis with the upper ends a of the memberscoiled'thereabout to form I spring-coils adapted to yieldinglyimpel themembers toward each other.

3. Jar-holdlng and spacmg-means, comprising resiliently-connectedspring-memtion at its lower end with the cross-conned tions raised 'anddirected inwardly and medially bowed downwardly, formed by first bendingsaid members to form offset shoulders adapted torest on the bottomlof acontaining vessel, and'then being reversely bent toform otherupwardly-projecting shoulders adapted to support the bottom of a jarclasped between said members, the resilientconneetion between thetops ofsaid mem- June, 1913.1

FRANK WILCOX;

Witnesses: v a

G. G. KENNEDY, W. BRUNN.

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